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Good Luck to the Nine Douglas Youths Entering the Army as Selectees, and May the Army's Hostesses Never Soften Their Training With Select Teas TOBRUK '1 THE WEATHER By U. 8. Weafher Bureau Rain tonight; partly cloudy Wednesday; slightly warmer to night If the British capture that fort In the major onset begun today, It will practically spell the end) of Italy's north African empire, Nazi aid In the fort's defense la rumored. Read the NEWS-RES. VIEW for details. , ... See Page 3 for Statistics VOL. XLV NO. 245 OF ROSEBURG REV" ROSEBUR&. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1941. VOL. XXIX NO. 143 OF THE EVENING NEW3 Q)0) mm WMU MTM WTO Mil III lUWU Sprague's Submitted to Legislature Conservation Aim Listed In 17 Measures Bills en Old Age Pension, Reapportionment Dumped Into Session Hopper By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR. SALEM, Jan. 21. (API Gov ernor Charles A. Sprague's pro gram for forestry conservation was submitted to the legislature Vtoday in 17 bills, including a measure to enable the state to obtain title to forest lands from any owner so that the state may develop such lands itself. Other measures would give the state forester more powers in control of fire suppression and prevention, force logging opera tors to use precautionary meas ures, change the incendiarism penalty from two to five years, and change the closed season from April 1 to December 31, in stead of from May 15 to Decem ber 31. The program Is one of the six points of Governor Sprague's message to the legislature. The 1939 legislature gave the state authority to acquire forest lands from the counties, but this power would be extended to per nit acquisition of private lands. 4 The state thus would acquire "vast areas for reseedlng. Other bills would impose tevere restrictions on logging nnd mill operators to prevent them' from using equipment like ly to' cause fires. The operators would be required to equip their crews for fire-fighting. The Oregon Economic coun cil, which drafted the legislation, said the program has these three objectives: The preserva tion of the forest resources against the time of harvest, the orderly harvest, and constant re newal of the resource. Pension Moves Made Old Age pension legislation came to the front today with a resolution by Rep. Vernon D. Bull (D., Union) demanding an investigation of the administra l tion of the pension law. Other . bills would increase maximum pensions from $30 to $40 a month, and provide that at least two of the seven members of each county public welfare com mission shall be on relief rolU All Oregon residents between (Continued on page 6) Roseburg Men Talk At Land Meeting SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 21. (AP) County officials from eight western states conferred here yesterday on means of fore stalling further tax revenue losses resulting from government purchase of private lands. 7 George F. Simmons of Ogden, Utah, secretary of the national association of county officials, called the meeting, attended by some 75 officers. He said the association hopes soon to present to congress com prehensive data establishing the demoralizing effect on local gov ernments of this land acquisition program." "Local governments cannot sur vive lone at the present rate," averred Earl B. Daly of Med ford, Ore., secretary of a special lands committee for the Association of Oregon Counties. What that "present rate" Is was described by another Oregonlan, Guy Cordon of Roseburg, counsel for the special committee. The federal government has recently acquired 16,000,000 acres of land from private owners and plans to buv another 24.000.000, he said. Morris C. Bowker of Roseburg, t chairman of the Oregon commit f tee, observed that the problem is primarily a western one. "In eastern states, where most of the nation's wealth Is concen trated, the tax burden does not fall so heavily on real estate," he said. Forestry Mountainous Area Still Grips Secret Of Lost Army Bomber's Location McCHORD FIELD, Wash., Jan. 21. f AP) An aerial search ing fleet of 33 planes failed yes terday to find any trace of an army bomber that disappeared five days ago with seven men aboard, and Col. William H. Crom, field commander, conced ed that "only a miracle can cause those boys to be found alive now." As the searcTi continued along half the length of the Pacific coast, McChord officers express ed fears that the wreckage of the missing twin-motored bomber might not be found until after the snow leaves some isolated mountain slope in the spring. If the clear weather held, the search was to continue today over the rugged, forested regions south of Mount Rainier in Wash ington and near the Oregon-California boundary. More than a foot of fresh snow has been re ported from the former region since the plane vanished without ever making a radio report on a flight to the Muroc lake bomb ing range in California. Aboard the bomber were: Lieut. Robert M. Krummes, of Boise, Ida., pilot; Lieut. Charles T. Nielsen, Eau Claire, Wis., co pilot; Lieut. John F. Gels, Seat tle; Lieut. . Lewis E. MacKay, Lincoln, Neb.; Technical Ser geant H'A.- Davis, Tacoma. Wash.; Sergeant Leo H. Neitling, Scio, Ore.; Sergeant Paul L. Maas, Quincy, 111. Educator Lashes U.S. "Corruption" PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21. (AP) Dr. Ralph C. Hutchison, presi dent of Washington and Jeffer son college, believes Adolf Hit ler is right in "preaching to the world about corruption in demo cracies, because our individual ism has gotten out of bounds, lias gone to seed and is unsanctifled and unregenerated." "Wo need no argument lint democracy seems to develop cor ruption," he toll a group of Presbyterian pastors. "Our courts are filled with the trials of cor rupt officials. In this state alone iii the past 10 yeirs corruption has become a by-word." As a remedy, he said, "we just need to waken ourselves up to the fact that wo facv In this country an individualism which has grown out of Christianity and now goes to seed in wide spread corruptiji. More needs to be said in the name of decency and righteousness." He added: "It is no wonder we are con fused when we have a depraved maniac telling us what we need to be told and proving it. . . . It's gotten so confusing today that we have the pagan society of the totalitarian countries ad vocating a return to work at longer hours if necessary, which Is a fundamental principle of the Christian philosophy, while we advocate more laziness." Communist Newspaper Suppressed by Britain LONDON, Jan. 21. (AP) QpnM.md vnrd detectives todav raided the offices of the Dally vvorKer, organ oi ine cumniunisi. nnrtv In Clrnat Ttritnin. and ston- Ded publication just as the paper was going to press. The ram came snortiy aircr ine government had issued an order hannlnrr flirthpr ntlhlication and delivery of the Daily Worker and also of The Week, a weeKiy news letter of leftist tendencies. The order was Issued by the home secretary, who, lt said, was satisfied that In each paper there had been systematic publication of matter calculated to foment opposition to the successful prose cution of the war. It directed that the presses and other apparatus of the two papers should not be used until permis sion of a high court is obtained. Program t) f Q Lt. R. M. Krummes, Boise, Idaho, pilot of the U. S. army bomber missing with seven per sons aboard on a flight from Tacoma to southern California. Winant Slated as Envoy to Britain WASHINGTON, J a n. 21. (APj John G. Winant, one-time republican governor of New Hampshire and former chairman of the social security board, was reported authoiitlvely today to be President Roosevelt's choice to succeed Joseph P. Kennedy as ambassador to Great Britain. Informants close to the white house said that he was accept able to Prime Minister Churchill and other British officials. Authoritative reports said the president probably would send the nomination to the senate In the next few days, and well-informed leaders on Capitol hill said there was little doubt that he would be confirmed promptly. Winant, who Is now 51, was named as first chairman of the social security board in 1935. He resigned during the 1930 . cam paign to defend the social secur ity act agains tthe criticism of Alt M. Landon, then the repub lican nominee. Kiwanians Hosts at Public Sendoff to Nine Selectees The Roseburg Klwanls club to day entertained a large number of guests at its noon luncheon which was opened to the general public. The program Included special honors to nine young men making up Douglas county's January quota under the selec tive service call. This was fol lowed by a brief talk by F. II Young of Portland, head of the Oregon Business and Tax Re- search, Inc., who discussed tax matters. Directors of the Doug las County Taxpayers league were among those present for the program. A meeting of the directors was held during the afternoon to elect officers of the association for the coming year. CCC Trio Jailed in Clubbing of Policeman REDMOND, Ore., Jan. 21. (AP) Three Camp Redmond CCC men were held in the city jail today pending Investigation into the clubbing Sunday night of Police Patrolman Jesse Edgar. Edgar, aiding in a search for automobile thieves, suffered a triple skull fracture when assail ants belabored him with the stock of his own rifle. Council Lets Contract For 1941 Gasoline J. S. McDonald Appointed Fire Chief; Purchase of Dump Truck Authorized The city council, In a short meeting last night, gave consider ation to several routine matters, Including the annual award of the gasoline contract, appointment of a fire chief to fill a vacancy in that office, the appointment of a committee to purchase a needed dump truck, and consideration of a proposed offer of a park site. The gasoline contract was awarded to the Standard Oil com pany. Eight bids were receivea from major companies to supply the city with gasoline during the year. Three companies maue bids of 14.90 cents, 13.23 cents and 12.73 cents on the three principal gasoline structures, while five companies made uniform bids of 16.37 cents, 14.37 cents and 13.87 cents. The council in awarding the contract to the Standard Oil company followed its procedure of rotating the contract among the low bidding concerns. New Fire Chief Named. UDon recommendation of the board of fire commissioners J. S. McDonald, who has been serving as assistant fire chief, was ap pointed fire chief to succeed Ialo D. Stephens, who recently tender ed his resignation. Mr. McDon ald "will take over the duties im mediately and will fill out the re mainder of the term which ex pires March 1. The street committee was au thorized to purchase a dump truck to be used In connection with the completion of the sewage disposal project. The city for the past two months has been renting a truck and it was the opinion of the councilmcn that the purchase of equipment would be more eco- (Continucd from page 1) High School Basketeer Killed When Auto Upsets RAINIER, Ore., Jan. 21. (AP) An automobile overturned on the highway near here last night, killing Aired E. Brisett, 17, Scap- poose high school basketball play er, and injuring two other mem bers of the team, William Gatch and Eugene Brown. The Injured youths were taken to a hospital. The trio was re turning from a game against Rainier high. I SAW By Paul II 9fi HARRY CHENOWETH, Suth erlin postmaster, as ho posed obligingly beside a big fly wheel in the power plant of the Schle man mill in Sutherlln. Harry has been postmaster since some time Inst year, suc ceeding to the office after the trrm of the latp Frank Young. He has been In the teleohone business most of his life; the de sire for communications work seems to be In his blood. From a newspaper standDoInt the only one I am fitted through knowledge of conditions British Split On U.S. Role, Kennedy Says Entry in War Opposed by Some, Ex-Envoy Asserts; Nazi Negligence Cited WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (AP) Joseph P. Kennedy, retir ing ambassador to Great Britain, declared today that Britain's leadership was divided over the question of the advisability of the United States becoming an active participant in the war. Testifying before the house for eign affairs committee, Kennedy said, In response to questions, that some members of the British gov ernment felt that if the United States entered the war it would "find a way to carry it through." Others, he said, believed that United States entrance into the war would be a great detriment to Britain's war effort because it would slow down the flow of material aid from America. "There was no unanimity to the question," he said. The diplomat, who reported ho went through more than 280 air raids during his service In Eng land, told the committee that many people In the British gov ernment felt they were not yet getting all the aid they might normally expect from the United States. ' Kennedy appeared before the committee to testify on the ad ministration's proposal for lease lend aid to the British. In a radio address last week he expressed favor for the principle of giving the British all aid short of war but made it clear he was not wholly in accord with the moth- (Continued on page G) Kills Companion for Using His Toilet Outfit MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 2 (AP) State Investigator Ray mond Mills said today a chauffeur held for killing a companion ac knowledged the slaying and de clared he shot because the victim "had been using my toothbrush, comb and razor for a year and I was tired of it." Mills said the dead man was Jack Meanes, 40-year-old Akron Ohio, chauffeur, and identified the killer as Stanley Sykes, 35, of New York. Mills reported that Sykes re mained quietly on the scene after the shooting last night in an apartment hotel garage. Sykes was Jailed on a murder charge, Jenkins N-wB-Ipvlew I'holo and Kngrnvinic to Judge him he's a fine post master. I mention newspaper, because really a postmaster and i newspaper have considerable business Intercourse. In that connection, through departmental rulings of more or less recent years, the postmast ers render a fine service to newspapers in many ways. Of particular value is their trans mitting of information concern ing subscribers' changes of ad dress; or a report as to whether a renewal Is desired; the tracing of papers which are reported as having gone astray -nnd many others. Legion Leader Will Speak Here Alfred P. Kelley, above, state commander of the American Legion, will be the speaker at a publlo mass meeting to be held at the Roseburg armory Thursday, Jan. 23. Comman der Kelley Is heading a group of Legion and auxiliary offi cials of the Oregon depart ment In a series of district conferences and will come to Roseburg from a district meet ing at Grants Pass. The party will go to Marshfield the fol lowing day. Visiting officers will make an Inspection of the veterans facility here prior to the meeting, to which the pub llo Is Invited by Umpqua post, which l arranging for the gath ering. 'Commander Kelley will speak on national defense. U. S. Gets Fresh Urge From Japan Change of Attitude Needed to Promote World Peace, Says Foreign Minister Matsuoka. TOKYO, Jan. 21. (AP) For eign Minister Matsuoka express ed "earnest hope" today that the United Slates would reflect seri ously on licr attitude toward Ja pan's ambitions In greater east Asia both "for the sake of peace in the Pacific and the sake of peace In the world In general." Later today, the British consul at Yokohama was reported to have sent letters to some British citizens in his district advising them to leave Japan "before the impending crisis in American- Japanese relations comes to a head." The United States, Matsuoka told the Japanese diet (parlia ment), has "evinced no adequate understanding of the fact that the establishment of commompros- perity throughout greater east Asia Is a matter of vital concern to Japan." Declaring the United States "apparently entertains the Idea that her own first line of national defense lies not only along the eastern Pacific, but even as far as China and the south seas," Matsuoka said, It would ill-become her to accuse Japan of having "ambitious designs." U. 8. Urged to "Reflect." T, for one," Matsuoka declared, "believe that such a position as sumed on the part of the United States would not be calculated to contribute toward promotion of world peace." The foreign minister urged the United States to "realize her re sponslblllly for the maintenance ol peace, retlccted deeply on her at titude with truly God fearing duty and bend her utmost efforts to allay an impending crisis in civilization." Pointedly, Matsuoka referred to J;i pan's recent military alliance with Germany and Italy, which he said, will "surely" result In es tablishment of a new world order, "If only time be given." United States residents In Ja pan were advised by the Washing ton state department last October to leave Japan, China and other oriental territories. Several hun dred already have left Japan. No new advice has been Issued to Americans recently. SV JU S'"iy I W V 11 v: Decisive Blow Before Nazis Can Aid Planned; Greeks Face Desperate Smash by Italians By the Associated Press Britain's desert army launched a major attack today on 30V 000 Italian troops -n the besieged fortress of Tobruck, Libya, this morning British general headquarters announced; while in the Balkans, bloody street fighting and bombings were reported in Bucharest and other Rumanian cities. A British communique said RAF bombers "heavily raided' Tobruk, scoring direct hits on military barracks in the beleaguer ed town and dropping "many bombs" on a fascist camp of about! 200 tents. Patriot Suffers Teeth Ordeal To Meet Army Test NEW YORK, Jan. 21. (AP) Memorandum for congress: If you have an extra medal of honor lying around, have It pol ished un for John Shea, a 23-year- old patriot, who yesterday all but made the supreme sacrifice lor his country. Reiected by the army because of defective teeth, he sat from 10 a. m. until 8:30 p. m. in a dentist's chair and suffered problngs and pullings, drillings and fillings, un til at last his molars were In or der. In that ordeal, with only local anesthesia and fortified by only one cup of coffee, the hardy youth had: Three teeth pulled. Four filled. Five crowns repaired. Two removable bridges insert ed. ' i Today he awaits Another arm"' examination. Supreme Defense Council Proposed WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (AP) Governor Harold E. Stns scn of Minnesota suggested today the creation of a supreme de fense council composed of Presi dent Roosevelt and congressional leaders to exercise "the great powers and authority" which the lease-lend bill would delegate to the president. Asserting the most serious ob jection to the measure arose from the "unprecedented" delegation of legislative power to the chief executive, the republican gover nor said the council Idea would be a step toward avoiding "Internal controversy." The proposal was submitted by Stasscn to the opening meeting of the council of state govern ments of which he Is president, Stassen said such a council, In cluding both majority and minor ity leaders of the house and sen ate, could "rapidly and effective ly decide any questions arising under the plan for aid to Great Britain. He declared presence of minority leaders in a minority position would be a "tremendous force for national confidence and unity." Asserting that government of free men and free women was being subjected to Its greatest chullenge since the first blue print was drawn at Philadelphia Stassen said the responsibility of representatives of state govern ments seemed clear. House Votes 300 Million For Air Defense Needs WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. (AP) A $300,000,000 appropria tion to strengthen the United States navy's protection against air attack was passed by the house today 130 to 0 and sent to the senate. The bill was the first passed by the house at this session of congress. Non-Licensed Operator of Dance Hall Pays $25 Fine A fine of $25 was paid In the justice court here today by J. H. Sanborn, a resident of Elkton. He pleaded guilty before Judge R. W. Marsters to a charge of operating a dance hall without a license. Military observers In London expressed belief that General Wavell, British middle east com mander, had given the order fop a stepped-up offensive to shatter Italy's African empire before German aid, recently extended to the Mediterranean, could be come effective. The RAF also reported a new raid on the German air base at Catania, Sicily,, in which seveii axis planes were '"seen to burst into flames" on the ground. Ca tania has been used by nazl dive- bombers in repeated slashes at Britain's Mediterranean fleet. Fresh units of the German army were reported streaming into Rumania amid widespread rioting. Italians Lunge at Greeks On the Albanian war front. Greek reports from the fighting zone said Italian troops had started a fierce counter-attack; In the Tcpelenl sector, in a des perate attempt to halt the Greek; advance. Greek dispatches described the counter-attack as the largest and most carefully planned of any undertaken .by . the- Italiansla,. that sector. Two Italian bombers which at tacked Piraeus, the port, of Ath ens, were reported officially to have been shot down by British planes in dogfights watched by cheering crowds in the capital' streets, live miles away. Others In two bomber forma tlons were said to have been driven away, but not until soma bombs were dropped on the port In the mid-day raid yesterday. With ordinary channels of communication shut down, the situation In Rumania was not im mediately clear. Diplomatic dispatches to Sofia, Belgrade, and Budapest said Ger man soldiers, civilians and com munists were listed among the casualties. Rumania's frontiers with Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were closed, except to a few travelers with diplomatic passports, while Balkan capitals speculated that the widespread disorders may have flared in resentment over German military concentrations In Rumania. Others suggested bitter rivalry between Rumanian Iron guard elements as a cause. British Labor Draft Bet Other developments brought a quickening tempo to the inter national situation: In London, Labor Minister Ernest Bevln announced a gov ernment decision to register Bri tain's working men and women for drafting Into war factories. Bevln told the house of com mons that the nation's produc tion was steadily Increasing, but that It had "now reached a stage when It will be necessary to take Industrial registration by ago groups." ' Housewives were reported to have dropped their kitchen work In a town on the outskirts ot London today to smother fire bombs unloaded by a German raider. Three alarms sounded in the (Continued on page C) TODAY'S TOP ODDITY By the Associated Press KANSAS CITY "Hey, watch this!" shouted Ralph Castle as he saw a motor car skid down a steep, lce-covcred street. The car veered to the side walk, skipped between two light poles with only paint to spare, barely missed another. A big bus appeared. A crash seemed inevitable. But the lit tle car swerved deftly aside. "Some driver," breathed Castle In admiration. Then he looked again. The car was empty.